What do you guys make of this? iPlayer/VPN strangeness

[John Reay]

Running GiP 3.09 on Linux Mint, connecting using a VPN for privacy purposes.

Using GiP's PVR

First program downloads successfully.
Next few I get the dreaded "The BBC has blocked access to this
programme because it has determined that you are using get_iplayer
outside the UK." message.
Then Silent Witness downloads successfully.

I immediately restarted the PVR, and all shows that got the error were
we retrieved with no problem.

Same VPN IP address was being used throughout.

WTF?

...John Reay
Harlow, Essex.

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The PVR will auto-run every 2 hour(s) if you leave this page open

Running PVR Searches:

INFO: PVR Run: '_A_House_Through_Time_Series_1_name_tv'


INFO: PVR Run: '_BBC_News_at_Ten_name_tv'

Matches:
486: BBC News at Ten - 25/12/2017, BBC One, b09k7c68
487: BBC News at Ten - 26/12/2017, BBC One, b09k7c9h
488: BBC News at Ten - 27/12/2017, BBC One, b09k7ccn
509: BBC News at Ten - 19/01/2018, BBC News, b09mjzky
511: BBC News at Ten - 23/01/2018, BBC News, b09p1j7l
INFO: 5 matching programmes

WARNING: No media streams found for requested programme versions and
recording modes.

WARNING: No media streams found for requested programme versions and
recording modes.

WARNING: No media streams found for requested programme versions and
recording modes.

WARNING: No media streams found for requested programme versions and
recording modes.

WARNING: A UK TV licence is required to access BBC iPlayer TV content legally
INFO: Downloading tv: 'BBC News at Ten - 23/01/2018 (b09p1j7l) [original]'
###################################################################################################
INFO: Downloaded: 600.58 MB (00:32:08) @ 6.61 Mb/s (hlshd1) [audio+video]
INFO: Converting to MP4
INFO: Tagging MP4
New tv programme: 'BBC News at Ten - 23/01/2018', 'Latest national and
international news, with reports from BBC correspondents worldwide.'
WARNING: PVR Run: '_BBC_News_at_Ten_name_tv': 4 download failure(s)

INFO: PVR Run: '_Beck_Series_6_name_tv'


INFO: PVR Run: '_Big_Cats_Series_1_name_tv'


INFO: PVR Run: '_Great_British_Railway_Journeys_Series_9_name_tv'


INFO: PVR Run: '_House_of_Saud_A_Family_at_War_Series_1_name_tv'

Matches:
2906: House of Saud: A Family at War: Series 1 - Episode 3, BBC Two, b09pqm0l
INFO: 1 matching programmes

WARNING: No media streams found for requested programme versions and
recording modes.
WARNING: The BBC has blocked access to this programme because it has
determined that you are using get_iplayer outside the UK.
WARNING: PVR Run: '_House_of_Saud_A_Family_at_War_Series_1_name_tv': 1
download failure(s)

INFO: PVR Run: '_Inside_No_._9_Series_4_name_tv'

Matches:
3011: Inside No. 9: Series 4 - To Have And To Hold, BBC Two, b09pw77l
INFO: 1 matching programmes

WARNING: No media streams found for requested programme versions and
recording modes.
WARNING: The BBC has blocked access to this programme because it has
determined that you are using get_iplayer outside the UK.
WARNING: PVR Run: '_Inside_No_._9_Series_4_name_tv': 1 download failure(s)

INFO: PVR Run: '_McMafia_Series_1_name_tv'


INFO: PVR Run: '_Newsnight_name_tv'

Matches:
4127: Newsnight - 23/01/2018, BBC News, b09pvsbf
INFO: 1 matching programmes

WARNING: No media streams found for requested programme versions and
recording modes.
WARNING: The BBC has blocked access to this programme because it has
determined that you are using get_iplayer outside the UK.
WARNING: PVR Run: '_Newsnight_name_tv': 1 download failure(s)

INFO: PVR Run: '_Panorama_name_tv'


INFO: PVR Run: '_Prehistoric_Autopsy_name_tv'


INFO: PVR Run: '_Silent_Witness_Series_21_name_tv'

Matches:
5465: Silent Witness: Series 21 - A Special Relationship, Part Two,
BBC One, b09pkv9q
INFO: 1 matching programmes

INFO: Downloading tv: 'Silent Witness: Series 21 - 6. A Special
Relationship, Part Two (b09pkv9q) [original]'
###################################################################################################
INFO: Downloaded: 1107.81 MB (00:59:07) @ 8.90 Mb/s (hlshd1) [audio+video]
INFO: Converting to MP4
INFO: Tagging MP4
New tv programme: 'Silent Witness: Series 21 - 6. A Special
Relationship, Part Two', 'The team uncover a secret held by those at
the very top of the US government.'

INFO: PVR Run: '_The_Andrew_Marr_Show_name_tv'


INFO: PVR Run: '_The_Graham_Norton_Show_Series_22_name_tv'


INFO: PVR Run: '_This_Week_name_tv'


INFO: PVR Run: '_Trust_Me_I_m_a_Doctor_Series_7_name_tv'

PVR Run complete

[Ralph Corderoy]

Hi John,

Post by John Reay
Running GiP 3.09 on Linux Mint, connecting using a VPN for privacy purposes.

...

Post by John Reay
Same VPN IP address was being used throughout.

So you're connecting to a VPN so your traffic to the BBC appears to come
through the VPN? What routes to the BBC has the VPN got? More than
one? Changing with time? It seems more detail about the nature of the
VPN is needed?

[Dave Widgery]

Hi
I also often use a VPN, the BBC are continually blocking access via
VPN's if they believe that you are based overseas, consequently the
VPN providers are continually changing IP addresses to get around the
problem, if you are abroad I wouldn't complain if you are managing to
download the programs, if you are in the UK and a License payer I
suggest reporting the problem to the BBC.

Dave

Post by Ralph Corderoy
Hi John,

Post by John Reay
Running GiP 3.09 on Linux Mint, connecting using a VPN for privacy purposes.

...

Post by John Reay
Same VPN IP address was being used throughout.

So you're connecting to a VPN so your traffic to the BBC appears to come
through the VPN? What routes to the BBC has the VPN got? More than
one? Changing with time? It seems more detail about the nature of the
VPN is needed?
--
Cheers, Ralph.
https://plus.google.com/+RalphCorderoy
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